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Christmas Card

DateLate 19th - early 20th century

Object NameCard

Mediumcard, silk

ClassificationsMuseum General

Dimensions9 x 12.5cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1980 by Miss E Cadenhead.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS015184.13

Keywords

About MeDouble sided Christmas card featuring fuchsias on one side and roses on the other. There are Christmas greetings on both sides too. The card is made up of two separate pieces with silk fringing sandwiched in between.

One of the ways we celebrate Christmas is in the giving and receiving of cards.

The first Christmas card was produced by Henry Cole, founder of the Victoria and Albert Museum, in 1843. It was a hand-coloured lithograph designed by John Calcott Horsley. Although, commercially, it was a failure the popularity of Christmas cards grew and by 1880 the Postmaster General had issued the first 'Post early for Christmas' plea.